Reborn in a virtual world, before the house was taken away

After Lü Yulan brought this up, the air in the room went cold.

Because both the old and new educated youth knew that those were two iron pots, and if the new educated youth were to split the cost, it wouldn't be cheap.

Jiang Yun and his siblings' expressions changed immediately. Their initial intention in joining the old educated youth was simply to make do and get by, since they were currently struggling financially and their lives were really not easy.

If you haven't joined yet, you have to pay a lot of money for an iron pot first. Anyone would think twice about that, especially since they have to provide enough for three people.

While everyone remained silent, Feng Qingqing, not wanting to waste any more time, spoke up:

"I won't touch the vegetables in the yard, don't worry. If I want to eat them, I'll grow my own or exchange them with the team. The iron pot has nothing to do with me either. As for the yard wall, once you've discussed and agreed on the share that the new educated youth should contribute, just let me know, and I'll contribute the same as everyone else."

After saying that, he went inside to tidy up and wash up.

"Just let us know later, just like Qingqing did," Hu Fangming said, before going inside as well.

Lin Feng also said something similar and went inside.

The remaining new educated youth were the few who had previously expressed their desire to join in the meal.

Qi Hongsheng could tell that the Jiang siblings might be short of money, so he said to Lü Yulan:

"Why don't you tell us what to do first? You can't just leave us guessing without explaining anything."

Lu Yulan coughed, not wanting to offend these new educated youth, especially this male educated youth from Beijing who clearly came from a well-off family.

"Okay, we won't ask for much more from you. When we bought this pot, the two pots cost 60 yuan, plus four industrial vouchers. I won't say anything else, you can each pay 5 yuan. What do you think?"

Qi Hongsheng and Zhuang Shan didn't think it was a lot, after all, their families had given them plenty of money when they left, so they didn't care about a little bit more.

He did have a good impression of Jiang Yun after all, and didn't want to put her in a difficult position, so he deliberately spoke up:

"You've been using this pot for so long, and you're still charging us the new price? Isn't that a bit unfair to us new educated youth?"

Several of the older educated youths, upon hearing this, realized there was some truth to it. Seeing everyone's reaction, Lü Yulan knew the price still needed to be lowered, so she countered with a question:

"Then how much do you say?"

Qi Hongsheng replied, seemingly embarrassed:

"I think it should be two yuan per person."

He knew he had asked for too little; otherwise, he would have been asking for an exorbitant price and then trying to negotiate it down.

In the end, everyone agreed on a price that was acceptable to both sides, and each person paid 3 yuan. This price was at least within an acceptable range for Jiang Yun and his siblings.

Although Lü Yulan was forced to accept the price, she was extremely dissatisfied.

But since things have come to this point, there's nothing we can do but hold back.

Feng Qingqing was already lying on the bed on the kang (a heated brick bed). She and Hu Fangming haphazardly used a basin to collect some water, wiped their bodies, and then lay down.

Today was too tiring. Feng Qingqing originally wanted to check the harvest in the space planting area, but she fell asleep not long after lying down on the bed.

Since it's the first day the new educated youth have arrived, they have a day to rest.

When Feng Qingqing woke up in the morning, she didn't see the others; only she and Hu Fangming were still in the room. While the others were away, the two discussed what to eat next.

Feng Qingqing had a pot in her space, so she had made arrangements for meals in advance, but Hu Fangming didn't know that and worried about it all night.

Although Feng Qingqing wasn't very enthusiastic, seeing that Hu Fangming genuinely wanted to be her friend and was willing to follow her arrangements, she couldn't bear to abandon her. So she told Hu Fangming about their future life plans.

After hearing the arrangements, Hu Fangming finally felt at ease. Although she had been determined to be with Feng Qingqing yesterday, she was still a little unsure, at least worried that she wouldn't be able to get a cooking pot for the time being.

Unexpectedly, Feng Qingqing is a true all-rounder when it comes to home and travel; she even has a pot in her big bag.

With a pot, everything else became simple. The two got right to work and casually built a makeshift stove in a corner of the yard using stones they had picked up from the roadside.

Because Feng Qingqing had other plans, the stove for cooking would not be changed for the time being, and arrangements would be made when winter came.

After the two of them set up the pot, Feng Qingqing, who was very familiar with the area, led Hu Fangming and the other person to the back mountain to find something to eat.

Sure enough, when they went up the mountain, under Feng Qingqing's guidance, they found some wild chestnuts and taro, which were both very filling. The two of them were very happy and dug up a lot of them, filling the baskets they had brought with them.

Back at the youth quarters, it wasn't even noon yet. They sorted through the chestnuts and other fruits they had picked up from the mountain, gave them a quick wash, and then put them in the pot that Feng Qingqing had just brought out to boil.

After eating some taro and salty sauce, the two prepared to head out to the brigade headquarters.

Before they could even set off, they saw other new educated youth push open the door and come in, led by Jiang Yun and his siblings. As soon as they entered, they saw the newly built makeshift stove on the right side of the yard, and their eyes widened in surprise.

Just as the group was about to ask something, Feng Qingqing called Hu Fangming out.

Their purpose this time was very clear: to go to the brigade headquarters to collect some grain. Newly arrived educated youth would receive an advance on their rations, which would be returned after the autumn harvest.

After the two returned with their grain, they ran into Lin Feng on the road. Lin Feng was also there alone, collecting his own grain. The difference was that this time, Lin Feng stopped in front of them, looked at Feng Qingqing, and said:

"I want to discuss something with you. I eat alone now. After you finish cooking, could I use your pots and pans for a while? Don't worry, it won't be free. I'll give you a usage fee of 3 yuan per month."

After he finished speaking, he stared at Feng Qingqing. He knew that the blame belonged to Feng Qingqing, and he also knew that their two-person team was in charge of Feng Qingqing.

Feng Qingqing considered it for a moment and felt there was nothing wrong with it. Mainly, she didn't dislike Lin Feng, and she didn't want everyone in the educated youth compound, except for Hu Fangming, to be unfriendly.

After agreeing, Lin Feng immediately gave him the usage fee of 3 yuan for the month.

After returning to the youth quarters, Hu Fangming planned to take a nap since it was still early. However, Feng Qingqing had other things to do, so she said goodbye and left, completely ignoring the Jiang siblings who had come up to chat with her.

She has more important things to do now.

She put a few boiled taro in her pocket, slung a basket over her shoulder, and went up the mountain again. This time, she wasn't going to pick up anything; she was going to ambush someone.

Yes, I'll bet my entire life on her man.

The man's name is He Yong'an. His father is He Dashan, and his mother is Wei Xiangcui. People in the village now call him "Old He's family." He Yong'an is the eldest son, with three younger brothers and two younger sisters. The second son is He Yongchang, the third son is He Yongguo, the fourth son is He Yongxia, and the fifth and sixth sons are twins, He Yongyun and He Yongming.

The He family has lived in Lanshan Brigade for generations, with a large and prosperous lineage, making them a prominent and influential family in the brigade.

But when it comes to He Dashan's family, whenever the village mentions them, everyone says with sympathy...

"Yong'an is such an honest boy, it's a pity he has such parents."

What could be the reason?